EXPERIENCE

MicheleMarrone.com

Design and Product Consultant-2009-Current

• Customer focused fashion consultancy providing product management from design concept through to

commercialization

• Improve marketing, merchandising and sales

presentations by designing mini collections and

presenting products to retail buyers

Facilitate fabric development, costing, technical design and production

• Develop client proposals, budgets and timelines to meet a variety of customers needs

Client’s include- New Times Group (Nordstrom), Zella, UGG Australia, Nike, Ledbury, Polo Ralph Lauren, The Toad

UGG Australia

Design and Product Development

2009-2017

• Create designs, technical spec packages and source raw materials. Apparel and Footwear. Knitwear, Outerwear

• Apparel launch worth $40 mill in first three years The Territory Ahead

Director Product Manager

2004-2009

• Grew profits by 18% for 3 consecutive years

• Designed, sourced, merchandised and produced women's wear for two labels and ten catalogue deliveries

Polo Ralph Lauren

Director of Product Development

1996-2004

• Directed five labels worth $500 million in sales. Responsible to lead 300 styles per season

• Presented design ideas and business solutions to Ralph Lauren,design concept, merchants, sales

• Responsible for the design, color, integrity of fabrics and technical design

• Expertise in fabric development, technical design and knitting contributed to a average margin increase of 5% Accomplishments

My niche is successfully working from

concept to commercial success. I am

highly technical

Experience in Women’s wear,

Menswear, Accessories, Footwear and

Childrenswear

Experience with Luxury global brands,

runway ready to wear, and sustainable

technical performance brands

Specialty-Knitwear, Outerwear

ü Leadership

• Collaborative and influential leader

who mentors talent and creates a

unified vision.

• Directed a staff of six and multiple

development centers. Responsible for

employee reviews, salary and bonus

structures.

ü Creative

• Part creative and part strategic

mindset.

• Experience developing a brand identity

through the lens of concept briefs and

rigs, which are aligned with customer

profiles.

• Demonstrated success in creative

design direction, and trend spotting to

leverage the merchandising strategy

and business goals

ü Product development

• Proven technical management of

multiple brands with 18-259% yearly

sales growth. Brand sales values

range from $1mill-$12billion.

• Sought after by industry experts to

align design concepts, business

milestones and production operations.

• Successful costing and negotiations

resulted in increased margins from 5-

30% while maintaining brand aesthetic

vision.

ü Technical

• Successful at technical design, fittings,

correcting technical spec packages,

grade and patternmaking.

• Proven Innovative textile development

of knitwear and woven fabric-proven

knowledge of fiber, color, yarn, weave,

gauge, stitch, finish, and print

Education

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

B.S.-Fashion Design, Production

MICHELE MARRONE-ROWE

Design and Product Development

ac6k14@r.postjobfree.com, 805-***-****, www.michelemarrone.com

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